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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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